Mr Darcy's Cinderella at Longbourn - By Caitlin Marie Carrington

Mr Darcy's Cinderella at Longbourn - By Caitlin Marie Carrington

What happens when you drop Elizabeth Bennet into a Cinderella-style nightmare, including an evil stepmother, scheming stepsisters, and a slipper clue that changes everything? And more importantly, if you were in Elizabeth's shoes, would you stand your ground like her or keep the peace like Jane? This week, Sharon and Emilie explore why this variation’s fairy-tale nods work without feeling like a Disney remake, and how the slow build of trust between Darcy and Elizabeth might be even more satisfying than the classic enemies-to-lovers arc. We dig into the book’s take on Mr. Bennet’s willful ignorance and how it hit a little too close to home in our own reflections on fathers and family. And of course, we reveal our final verdict: is this “Fun While It Lasted” or officially “Our Jam”?

📢 Trigger warning: this one gets more intense than most Austen variations—tread carefully if depictions of abuse are difficult for you.

🎵 Music Credit: Pride & Prejudice Book Club Theme composed, performed, and arranged by Megan Mason.

📚 Curious what we will be reading next? See a list of upcoming books at prideandprejudicebookclub.com!

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Faceless - By Alix James

Faceless - By Alix James

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Mr Darcy's Persuasion - By Ada Bright and Cass Grafton

Mr Darcy's Persuasion - By Ada Bright and Cass Grafton

Two Austen heroines. Two very different temperaments. One surprisingly delightful friendship. Last week, Ada Bright and Cass Grafton told us that friendship is the connective thread running through al...

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Author Interview - Ada Bright and Cass Grafton

Author Interview - Ada Bright and Cass Grafton

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Behind Five Willows - By June Hur

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Author Interview: M. Verant

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Revisiting Unfounded with Rachael Dague

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Some books are so good you can't help but reread them over and over again. And when they're really good, you discover something new every time. That's exactly what happened when listener Rachael Dague...

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The Other Bennet Sister - Episodes 8-10

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Courting By The Book - An Interview with Jeff Bigler, Leigh Dreyer, and Diane Ferguson

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This week we're joined by not one, not two, but three Jane Austen Fan Fiction authors! Jeff Bigler, Leigh Dreyer, and Diane Ferguson stop by the podcast to talk about Courting by the Book, a one-of-a-...

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